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it was the result of the banquet
held the night before in Stirling's
historic Golden Lion Hotel.
It was with no small sense of
awe that we of British, and par-
ticularly Scots—I am one-quarter
Scots—ancestry assembled in the
Golden Lion, for it was here that
Robert Burns spent many an hour
musing and quenching his thirst.
There was many a word tossed in
the Golden Lion that night too,
and I think some of them are
worth repeating, for they show
plowmen in other parts of the
world think as we do, and that in
fact, we are really all brothers
under the skin.
President of the British Plough-
ing AsSociation is the Rt. Hon. W.
McNair Snaddent M.P., Joint Par-
liamentary Unaer-Secretary of
State for Scotland. A true Scots
gentleman and farmer is hidden
beneath that onerous title. He
said he felt that the B.P.A. had
done a good job that day in stren-
gthening the ties that bound those
in the British Isles to the nations
of the Commonwealth and Western
Europe. "If anything has impres-
sed us about this competition it is
the international aspect of it," he
said.
Pointing out that the world pop-
ulation was rising faster than the
food production, he said that the
principal weapon in the battle to
keep the world fed was the plow.
Plowing such as was seen that
day required very great skill and
judgment. Mr. Snadden remarked
that horse lovers would have not-
ed with pleasure that while there
were more tractors than horses,
most of the people were looking
at the horses. He added with a
chuckle, "You may also have not-
iced that the men behind the hors
ses had their sleeves rolled up,
while the chaps on the tractors
had their coats on." None laugh-
ed or applauded louder than Algie
at this remark.
Another gentleman who impres-
sed us all very much was Bengt
Svensson, the secretary of the In-
ternational Contract Committee
of the Swedish Federation of
Young Farmers' Clubs. He said,
"In Scandinavia, we believe that
international plowing eompetitions
are a good thing. From them we
will find a better way of plowing
and so improve farming and the
production of more food for the
people of the world. Personally I
also believe it is a good thing that
the farmers of various countries
should come together and make
friends." The roaring applause of the 410
plowmen present was a fitting
Amen to Mr. Svenssort's sentim-
ents:
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Gordon IVIcClineheY, Mrs, George
Million and Mrs. Gorden McPhee,
and a quartette by Mrs. W. T.
Robison, Mrs. George Million, Mrs,
Fred Plaetzer and Mrs. W. J, Craig,
A vote of thanks was extended
to the program committee, Mrs,
R. J. Phillips, Mrs. W. T, Robison,
Mrs. G. IVIcClinchey,
Bracing* and Mrs. Oliver Ander-
son, for their untiring efforts in
preparing the program, Lunch
was served to all who took part.
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BRUSSELS PLANS CHAMBER
OF COMMERCE
Fifty interested business men
and citizens of Brussels, heard L.
A. Buckley, Ontario representat-
ive of the Canadian Chambers of
Commerce. F, Todd was chair-
man for the meeting with William
Leach as secretary, Mr. Buckley
described the Chamber of Com-
merce as the sounding board for
the good of the community. He
outlined the aims and objects of a
local Chamber, A unanimous de-
cision to form a local Chamber was
made; and Robert Walker, George
McCutcheon, Claire Long, and
Mrs. Albert Wood were appointed
to draft a suggested slate of of-
ficers for the organization.
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HOUSE OF COMMONS
HONOURS WOMAN MEMBER
Members of the Commons join-
ed Wednesday, January 28, in a
short rendition of "Happy Birth-
day" for its only woman member.
Mrs. Ellen Fairclough, who rep-
resents Hamilton West for the
Progressive Conservatives, found a
huge basket of red roses on her
desk when she took her seat,
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Middlesex Seed Fair
(Including Classes for Western Ontario)
WESTERN FAIR GROUNDS
LONDON
MARCH 2, 3, 4 and 5
1 9 5 3
Secure prize lists from your County Agricultural Rep-
resentative or the secretary, Mr. W. K. Riddell, Room 210,
Richmond Bldg., London, Entries to be in by February 28.
Applications
TOWNSHIP OF GODERICH
Applications are called for the position of
WARBLE FLY INSPECTOR
for the Township of Goderich for the year 1953. Applicants
to state. salary expected, and the one selected will be expected
to attend a school for warble fly inspectors, held the latter
part of March.
Ali applications to be in the clerk's hands by Feb. 28.
R. E. THOMPSON, Clerk,
R.R. 2, Clinton
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TENDERS
TOWNSHIP OF TUCKERSMITH
TENDERS will be received by the Township of Tuck-
ersmith for
Spraying Cattle for Warble Fly Control,
subject to the Warble Fly Control Act. Contractor to supply
all requirements except Warbicide which will be supplied by
the township,
Tender to state a rate per head per spray. Work to
be started April 1st, 1953, and done to the satisfaction of
the Inspector. Lowest or any tender not necessarily accepted.
Tenders to be- sealed, plainly marked "Tender" and
mailed or delivered to reach the clerk by 3 p.m., March 2, 1953,
E. P. CHESNEY, Clerk,
Township of Tuckersmith
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TOWNSHIP OF TUCKERSMITH
Applications will be received by the Township of Tuck-
ersmith for the position of
Warble Fly Inspector for 1953.
Rate of pay will be 85 cents per hour with an allow-
ance of 10 cents per mile for use of car.
Applications must be in the clerk's hands by 3 p.m.,
March 2nd, 1953.
E. P. CHESNEY, Clerk,
Township of Tuckersmith
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TOWNSHIP OF TUCKERSMITII
TENDERS will be reeelved by the Township of Tuck-
ersealth for
Crushing and Hauling approximately 10,000
cu. yds. of gravel to township roads in the
summer of 1953.
% inch screen to be used, contractor to supply all
requirements except gravel which will be supplied by the
township.
Marked Cheque for $500,00 to actotripany each tender
or tender will not be considered, Contract to be completed
by July 30th, 1953,
Tenders to be teaTed, plainly Marked "Tender" and mailed
or delivered to reach the clerk by 2 p.m., March 2nd, 1953.
Lowest or any tender net necessarily accepted.
For further particulars consult William Rogerson,
11.k. 3, Seaforth, Road Superintendent.
E. P. CliESNEYt Clerk,
Township of Tuckersmith
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CANADIAN
PLOWMEN
ABROAD
.by ROY SHAVER Past Presidia,
ONTARIO
PLOWMEN'S ASSOCIATION
'Douglas S, Reid Algie Wallace
Editor's Note: Roy Shaver of
nch, Ont., past president of On-
tario Plowmen's Association, ac-
WANTED
by the
TOWNSHIP OF GODERICH
500 Pounds of Warble Fly Powder,
for the treatment of Warble Fly, under the. Warble Fly
Control. Act. Anyone interested please contact the Clerk
before February 28.
R. E. THOMPSON, Clerk,
R.R. 2, Clinton
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TENDERS
TOWNSHIP OF GODERICH
TENDERS are hereby called for
The Spraying of Cattle in the Township of
Goderich, under the Warble Fly Control Act.
Tenders to be rated on an hourly basis, and the operator
to supply suitable equipment, and perform all work to the satis-
faction of the Warble Fly Inspector.
Lowest or any tender not necessarily accepted. All
tenders to be in the Clerk's hands by February 28.
R. E. THOMPSON, Clerk,
R.R. 2, Clinton
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ed by boat and returned, by plane.
However, the O.F.A. director's
wanted my two eompanions, Algie
Wallace, North Gower, champion
horse plowman, and Doug Reid,
Brampton, champion tractor plow-
man, to compete in the British
Ploughing Association national
match at Stirling, Scotland, early
in November. They wished to
have Canadians take part in a
trial match which would test a
set of rules that had been proposed
for international plowing compet-
ition. We had to fly over there
In time to allow for two days'
practice,
Our headquarters for the time
we were in Scotland was the small
spa town of Bridge-of-Allan, just
outside Stirling. From it we sal-
lied forth to visit the farm home
of William Muirheacl, Mr. Muir-
head was vice-chairman of the
British match, He lives in an area
with the odd name pf Foot o'
Green, and he farms the land on
which the battle of Bannockburn
was fought. Not far from his
house, atop a small hill, stands a
flagstaff marking the spot where
Robert the Bruce stood to direct
his victorious army.
The day of the plowing match
was grey and melancholy. The
Ochil Hills, Stirling Castle and the
Wallace Monumeat formed a back-
drop for the 300 acres on which
the match was held. Around the
secretary's tent the flags of eight
nations hung limply from their
masts. We saw for the first time,
and I understand so did the Scots,
the flag of West Germany. We
were told that 166 plowmen from
10 countries, many of them nat-
ional champions, competed, watch-
ed by more than 10,000 spectators,
Scottish newspapers reported it
at the largest plowing match ever
held jn the British Isles.
The soil was of the rich black-
ness that is so often found in low-
lying river country. With the
Firth of Forth flowing down to
the North Sea from Stirlingshire,
the type and quality of the soil
was understandable. But what
we did find strange was the rap-
idity with which the texture of the
soil seemed to change over such
a small area. Even within the
100 acres actually used for plow-
ing it changed several times.
It is always nice to be able to
come back with a trophy, and the
fact that Doug and Algiedid not
this year is no reflection on their
plowing skill. In the first place
Algie, a horse plowman, had to
plow in a tractor class, Then. an
unfortunate series of circumstan-
ces got us off to a bad start, in
fact, a late start. We understood
our plows would be waiting for us
at the plow ridges. When we ar-
rived they were being serviced
some distance away. We were al-
so confused by the site directions
—we probably got our dialects
mixed. Consequently we started
plowing almost 30 minutes late
CLs'INTON NEWS-RECORD
and the boys were amplaced in the
field Of 15,
From it all though; we learned
one good lesson, which applies to
all international matches and Most
certainly to the world match be-
ing held in Canada this year,
Much of the confusion I am sure
arose from the varying translats
tans of the rules. That may sound
strange when we were all speak-
ing. English, but if you examine it,
it is not. Plowing terms used
here differ from those used in
Europe, and even where the terms
are the same, there are different
Shades of meaning. When this
can happen among English-speak-
ing peoples, it is not hard to im-
agine the confusion which can,
and did, arise among contestants
speaking different languages.
The delegates to the internation-
al Conference, held the day after
the match, were quick to realize
this and took steps to remedy the
situation before next October's
world tourney.. A glossary of
plowing terms is to be prepared
in the language of each competing
country, in an attempt to elimin-
ate some of the ambiguities and
differences in definitions.
While I was at the conference
I could not help thinking of Prime
Minister Louis St, Laurent at the
closing banquet of the O.P.A. In-
ternational match, when he said
the plowman is "the real peace-
maker". He said be saw the an-
nual overseas trips of Canadian
plowmen as a powerful weapon in
the battle for peace, in that we
are beating our swords back into
plowshares and "where swords
may not be able to pierce the Iron
Curtain the plowshares we send
overseas may well do so."
I am sure his heart would have
been warmed had he been able to
sit in on the conference. Repre-
sentatives of 11 nations, each with
his own country's interests at
heart, sat down and, without ac-
rimony, in two days laid the foun-
dation for the first world plowing
match. Much of the credit for
this I give to the chairman of the
meeting. I have never attended
a conference or meeting of any
kind that was run more smoothly
or efficiently than the general
sessions of the first day. It was
a meeting where national feeling
could have flared, but when dis-
cussion showed signs of becoming
heated, the chairman directed the
delegates' enthusiasms into more
constructive channels.
As you know by now, Canada's
invitation to the world group was
accepted by ten votes to one, and
the first world match will be held
near Cobourg next fall, in con-
junction with the O.P.A. Interna-
tional.
Perhaps the conference went so
smoothly because all the delega-
tes had been mingling for days
previously and had been friendly
competitors the day before at the
British match. Or perhaps too,
Mrs, Herb Govier is visiting her
sister, Mrs. J. Match and Mr.
Mitch, London.
Mrs, R, D, Munro, who has been
a patient in St. Joseph's Hospital,
London, has returned home.
Mr. and Mrs. Charles Scott vis-
ited friends in Seaforth Sunday.
Mrs. W. T. Robison was called
to Fergus on Saturday owing to
the death of her sister, who pas-
sed awasasuddenly Saturday morn-
ing.
Dr. Weir is a patient in Victoria
Hospital, London. His many friends
wish him a speedy recovery.
Mrs, Straughan Hostess to WMS
The February meeting • of the
WIVIS of Knox United Church was
held at the home of Mrs. C. M.
Straughan with Mrs. Herb Meg-
ridge in charge and Mrs. W. J.
Craig at the piano. The theme of
the meeting was "The Sacrament
of the Lord's Supper." The call
to worship was responded to by
singing hymn 164.
The program in the Missionary
Monthly was used. The Scripture
was read by Mrs. Archie Robin-
son. The eighth chapter of the
study book, "The Church of Christ
in Angola," was taken by Mrs.
Elliott Lapp. Mrs. Archie Robin-
son contributed a reading. The
offering was received and the
Lord's Prayer repeated in unison.
The president, Mrs. A. Campbell,
took charge for the business per-
iod. The secretary's and treasur-
er's reports were read and adopt-
ed. The roll call was answered
by a verse of scripture.
The Heralds responded, Mrs.
George Million on Temperance,
Mrs. John Durnin on China and
Mrs. Gordon McClinchey on
Christian Stewardship. Mrs. Roy
Easom was appointed in charge of
the mite boxes and Mrs. Harold
Webster was appointed treasurer
to receive donations for the United
Training School in. Toronto.
The meeting closed with hymn
568 and Mrs. C. C. Washington
offered the closing prayer.
The hostess served refreshments.
World Day of Prayer
The World Day of Prayer will
be held in the Baptist Church on
Friday, February 20, at 2.30 p.m.
Miss Laura Collar, Wingham, re-
turned missionary from the Sou-
dan Interior Mission, Africa, will
be the guest speaker. It is hoped
that all ladies of the 'community
will attend.
LOL Euchre
The local Orange Lodge held a
euchre party in the Orange Hall
on Friday night, when 14 tables
were played. The winners were:
ladies' high, Mrs. T. S. Johnston;
ladies' low, Mrs. Jack Armstrong;
gent's high, William J. Craig;
gent's low, Jack Armstrong. Lunch
was served.
Women's Institute Concert
The Womens' Institute present-
ed a high class entertainment in
the Forester's Hall on Thursday
evening. Harry Sturdy was chair-
man and Mrs. R. J. Phillips, ac-
companist. The highlight of the
program was a debate, "Resolved
that ladies are more efficient car
drivers than men." The affirma-
tive was upheld by Mrs. Alf Nes-
fl
companied Douglas S. Reid, Bram-
pton, and Algie Wallace, North
Gower, Canada's champion plow-
men, on their trip to the British
Isles, Eire and Frame, This is
the second of a series of five week-
ly articles he has written as team
manager about their experiences
and impressions.
After a fast flight across the
Atlantic from Montreal, we land-
ed at Prestwick, Scotland, and our
travels had really begun. We had
already created a precedent as the
first team of Ontario Plowmen's
Association champions in seven
years of Esso Trans-Atlantic trips
to make the west east trip by air.
Normally we would have cross-
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bit and Mrs. Archie Robinson;
While the negative was taken by
Carl Mills and Arthur Grange,
Both sides brought out gOod
points. The judges were Mrs. L,
Serimgeour, 1V(iss Kenny and
Bert Gray who gave their decision
in favor of the negative.
Other numbers on the program
included a trio by Misaes Lila,
Ellen and Edna Daer; a number
by the girls of S.S. 9, Hullett,
"Alice Blue Gown"; a. pantomine,
"Basket of Old Fashioned Roses"
with Little .Janette Dobie and
Master Allan Craig acting the
parts and Mrs. Exnmeraon Rodger
as soloist; "Hits from the Roarin'
Twenties" was sung by Mrs. GM.-
don R. Taylor and Miss Marion
Taylor.
The president of the Institute,
Mrs. W. Bradnock, welcomed
everyone and thanked those who
helped in any way. A number,
"Down Through the Years" was
presented by ten young ladies.
A Valentine Drill was given by the girls who are taking the
course "Cottons May Be Smart."
This project is sponsored by the
WI. Miss Joan Mills favored with
a tap dance. A minstrel show
presented by 12 ladies added to
the evening's entertainment and
included solos by Mrs. William J.
Craig, Mrs. Gordon R. Taylor and
Mrs. William Haggitt.
A mouthorgan selection by Mrs.
Everett Taylor; duets by Mrs. W.
T. Robison and Mrs. Fred Fleet-